Rack for electric hair clippers



p 1957 L. B. ANKOVlTZ 2,805,908

RACK FOR ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPERS Filed Dec. 5, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. LOUIS B- ANKOVITZ P 1957 B. ANKOVITZ 2,805,908

RACK FOR ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPERS Filed Dec. 5, 1955 '2 Sheets-Shae: 2

III III II I II II II III nvmvroa Lows B- ANKOVITZ B Y 8 Arm/PM) Uite rates This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in a holder for an electric hair clipper and, more particularly, to a device for holding hair clippers of the type ordinarily used by barbers and the like in a readily accessible position and in a sanitary condition.

in the practice of their profession, barbers use various tools and implements including electrically operated mechanical clippers for cutting hair. These clippers are used only intermittently during the hair cutting operation and must be readily accessible. Furthermore, during the periods when the clipper is not actually being used, the cutting blades and other fragile parts must be protected from breakage resulting fiom contact with other articles, from dropping and from accidental jarring and the like.

Heretofore most barbers merely stored the clippers on shelves or within drawers and the like. Gbviously such a practice ofiers a minimum of protection to the instrument and is unsanitary. Hence, the blades are continuously being broken and necessarily must be replaced. When the clippers are placed in a drawer the extension cords become frayed, thus exposing the wires which oftentimes results in electrical shorts with resulting fire hazards and the like.

Other barbers use holders with restricted compartments for receiving only one end of the clipper in a predetermined position, with the major portion of the clipper exposed. Thus great care and attention are needed to properly position the clipper in the holder.

It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to provide a holder for a hair clipper which will overcome all of the objections stated above.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a holder so designed that the clipper can be placed therein and withdrawn therefrom quickly and easily without the slightest danger of its being dropped, the clipper when disposed in the holder being securely supported against any likelihood of accidental dropping, of contacting other tools and the like and being in full view of the operator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair clipper holder of universal design so that it will accommodate practically all known types and designs of hair clippers.

It is further proposed to produce a hair clipper holder which is simple and rugged in construction, pleasing in appearance and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a hair clipper holder embodying one form of my invention, the holder being shown fastened to an upright support.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through the center of ice the holder, the holder being shown removed from the support and a hair clipper being shown in dash lines in supported position therein.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof, parts being shown broken away.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, with the lid shown in fully open position in dash lines.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a hair clipper holder embodying a modified form of the invention, showing a hair clipper in supported position therein in dash lines.

Fig. 6 is a toprplan view thereof, parts being shown broken away.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 7-7 of Fig. Sshowing the lid in open position in dash lines.

Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of a hair clipper holder embodying another modification of the invention, with a hair clipper shown in supported position in dash lines, parts being shown broken away and parts being shown in section.

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 9-9 of Fig. 8 showing the lid in open position in dash lines.

Referring in detail to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, a holder, embodying the first form of the invention, is indicated generally at 10 and is illustrated as mounted on a vertical wall or support 11. The holder 10 comprises a hollow container or casing 12 preferably formed of transparent plastic material but which may be formed of any other suitable material. The casing is rectangular in plan having a front wall 13, a rear wall 14 slightly higher than the front wall, a bottom wall 15, an end wall 16 slanting outwardly and upwardly from one end of the bottom wall, and an end wall 17 slanting outwardly and upwardly from the other end of the bottom wall. The end wall 17 is only approximately one-half the height of the end wall 16 whereby the casing is provided with a wide end and a narrow end.

The top of the casing is open and is adapted to be closed by a hinged cover or lid 18 which constitutes the top wall of the casing when the lid is closed, as shown in Fig. 1. The cover or lid is movably fastened to the top edge of the rear wall 14 by spaced hinges 19. The cover includes a flat plate-like body 20 having an outwardly and downwardly curved and 21 adapted to seat on the top edge of the end wall 16 and having a similarly shaped end 22 adapted to seat on the top end edge of the end wall 17 when the cover is closed. At its free front edge, the body 20 of the cover is formed with an angular extension 23 extending downwardly when in closed position as shown in Fig. 1, closing the space above the top edge of the front wall 13. At its midsection, the front extension 23 extends downwardly as indicated at 24 to the bottom wall, overlapping the front wall 13 as shown in Fig. 4. The bottom extremity of the downwardly projecting section 24 is formed with an outwardly projecting elongated finger piece 25 extending parallel with the bottom wall 15 to facilitate manipulation of the cover. At its bottom extremity, the extension 24 is also provided with an inwardly extending latch 26 adapted to be snapped over a protuberance 27 on the front edge of the bottom wall 15 in interlocking engagement therewith to releasably hold the cover in closed position.

A bracket in the form of an elongated narrow plate 28 formed of the same plastic material as the casing depends from the bottom wall along its longitudinal axis and adjacent its narrow end and is secured thereto by adhesive or in any other suitable manner. A projecting knob 29 is secured to the bottom end of the bracket by means of a threaded stud 30 on the knob and a nut 31, the stud extending through an opening in the bracket.

The substantially wedge-shaped configuration of the holder with its wide and narrow ends andslanting top wall approximates the configuration of the standard type of hair clippers. a i

In use, the holder is fastened to a supporting surface, such as the wall 11, in a horizontal position, by means of screws 32 passing through spaced openings 33 in the rear wall 14 of the casing and extending into the supporting surface. The shape of the holder is such that it can very easily be mounted to accommodate right-hand and left-hand barbers by merely reversing the position of the wide end of the holder, which accommodates the enlarged head portion of the clipper, relative to the supporting surface so that the holder may readily be reached by either the right hand or left hand of the barber.

The holder is readily opened by lifting the cover or lid 18 by means of the finger piece 25 to the upstanding supported position shown in dash lines in Fig. 4. When open, a hair clipper such as indicated generally at 35 in Fig. 2 may readily be inserted into the casing 12 with its flat surface lying on the bottom wall of the holder and its enlarged head portion positioned in the wide end of the holder. The slope of the end wall 16 of the casing I12 corresponds approximately to the inclination of the comb of the hair clipper 35 relative to the longitudinal axis of the body of the clipper so as to accommodate said comb. A slot 36 formed in the upper endedge of the end wall 17, midway its ends, accommodates the extension cord 37 carried by the clipper. The cord with its plug 33 may readily be coiled around the knob 29 so that it will not dangle. The slot 36 is suificiently large to accommodate the cord so that the cover 18 may. be readily closed as shown in Fig. 2 whereby the hair clipper is completely covered and protected. An opening 39 may be formed in the center of the bottom wall 15 to accommodate arswitc-h handle or the like protuberance on the clipper.

It will be seen that with one hand, the operator may easily open the holder and extract the clipper therefrom and just as readily with one hand return the clipper to the holder and close the cover.

The modified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. to 7, inclusive, differs from the form of invention of Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, in that the holder is 'more' symmetrical in shape, the bottom wall and the cover 18 constituting the top wall being parallel throughout whereby the holder is adapted to accommodate clippers of any shape. extend straight down and are not curved. The rear wall 14 is also formed with an extension 40 projecting above the cover 18 and serving as a stop for the cover when same is swung to open position as shown in Fig. 7.

Furthermore, the bracket 28' supporting the knob 29' is located midway the ends of the bottom wall 15' instead of being positioned adjacent one end thereof.

In all other respects, the form shown in Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive, is similar to the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.

in the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the bottom wall 15" and the cover 18 constituting the top wall are parallel. The cover is formed with downwardly and outwardly slanting end sections 41 and the rear wall 14 is formed with an extension 42 projecting above the cover 18" and with an extension 43 projecting below the bottom wall 15". The extension at its upper end is turned upon itself to form a hook 44 extending the length of the extension, whereby the holder may be hooked overand around the edge of a supporting surface instead of being fastened thereto by screws as in the other forms of holder.

7 In this modification, a pair of spaced brackets in the form of triangular shaped plates 45 with flanges 46 on The end walls 16' and 17 of the cover 18' also their outer edges and extending perpendicularly thereto are positioned between and secured to the bottom wall 15 and the extension 43 of the rear wall 14" by welding or otherwise, adjacent the endsof the bottom wall. Each bracket supports a knob 29 on its flange 46 at the bottom end thereof. The knobs are capable of supporting an extra long extension cord 37" in coiled formation as will be understood.

In all other respects, the modification shown in Figs. 8 and 9 is similar to the form of invention shown in Figs. l to 4, inclusive, and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modificaitons may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A holder for supporting a hair clipper in a reclining position comprising a hollow casing having front, rear, end and bottom walls and being open at the top, the end walls slanting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of the bottom wall, said rear wall having spaced openings adapted to receive fastening elements, a hinged cover closing the open top of the casing, means for interlocking said cover with the bottom wall of the casing, and means outside the casing for supporting, in coiled formation, 1e extension cord of a hair clipper mounted in the casing.

2. A holder for supporting a hair clipper in a reclining position comprising a hollow casing having front, rear, end and bottom walls and being open at the top, the end walls slanting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of the bottom wall, one end wall being higher than the other providing a wedge shape to the casing, a protuberance on the front edge of the bottom wall, a cover hinged to the top end edge of the rear wall for closing the open top of the casing, said cover having curved end portions adapted to seat on the top end edges of the end walls, a downwardly projecting extension on the cover, a latch on said extension for latching onto the protuberance on the front edge of the bottom wall, and a finger piece projecting outwardly from the bottom extremity of said extension for manipulating said cover.

3. A holder for supporting a hair clipper in a'reclining position comprising a hollow casing having front, rear, end and bottom walls and being openat the top, the end walls slanting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of the bottom wall, one end wall being higher than the other providing a wedge shape to the casing, a cover hinged to the top end edge of the rear wall for closing the open top of the casing, said cover having curved end portions adapted to seat on the top end edges of the end walls, means for interlocking the cover to the bottom wall of the casing, and means outside the casing for supporting in coiled formation an extension cord on a hair clipper mounted in the casing.

4. A holder for supporting a hair clipper in a reclining position comprising a hollow casing having front, rear, end and bottom walls and being open at the top, the end walls slanting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of the bottom wall, one end wall being higher than the other providing a wedge shape to the casing, one end wall having a slot in its top edge for accommodating an extension cord attached to a hair clipper supported in the casing, a cover hinged to the top end edge of the rear wall for closing the open top of the casing, said cover having curved end portions adapted to seat on the top end edges of the end walls, for interlocking the cover to the bottom wall of the casing, a bracket depending from the bottom wall adjacent one end thereof and a knob supported on 5 the bottom end of said bracket and projecting laterally thereof for supporting in coiled formation an extension cord attached to a hair clipper supported in the casing.

5. A holder for supporting a hair clipper in a reclining position comprising a hollow casing having'front, rear, end and bottom walls and being open at the top, the end walls slanting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of the bottom wall, a cover hinged to the rear wall for closing the open top of the casing, said cover having straight depending end portions adapted to seat on the top end edges of the end walls, an extension on the rear wall above the cover for limiting the upward swing of the cover, means for interlocking the cover to the bottom wall of the casing, a bracket depending from the bottom wall midway its ends and a knob on the bottom end of said bracket for supporting in coiled formation an extension cord on a hair clipper supported in the casing.

6. A holder for supporting a hair clipper in a reclining position comprising a hollow casing having front, rear, end and bottom walls and being open at the top, the end walls slanting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of the bottom Wall, a cover hinged to the rear wall for closing the open top of the casing, said cover having downwardly extending straight end portions adapted to seat on the top end edges of the end Walls, means for interlocking the cover to the bottom wall of the casing, an extension on 6 the rear wall extending above the cover, and a hook formed on said extension for removably mounting the holder on a support.

7. A holder for supporting a hair clipper in a reclining position comprising a hollow casing having front, rear, end and bottom walls and being open at the top, the end walls slanting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of the bottom wall, a cover hinged to the rear wall for closing the open top of the casing, said cover having downwardly extending straight end portions adapted to seat on the top end edges of the end walls, means for interlocking the cover to the bottom wall of the casing, an extension on the rear wall extending above the cover, a hook formed on said extension for removably mounting the holder on a support, a triangular-shaped bracket below the bottom wall adjacent each end thereof, and a knob on the bottom end of each bracket, said knobs being adapted to support in coiled formation an extension cord attached to a hair clipper supported in the casing.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,504,725 Schumacher Aug. 12, 1924 1,938,159 Stewart Dec. 5, 1933 2,168,918 Spitalny Aug. 8, 1939 

